Striated earthcreeper

Striated earthcreeper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Geocerthia
Chesser,RT, & Claramunt, 2009
Species: G. serrana
Binomial name
Geocerthia serrana
(Taczanowski, 1875)
Synonyms

Upucerthia serrana

The striated earthcreeper (Geocerthia serrana) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic within Geocerthia, but has traditionally been included in Upucerthia. The two genera are not particularly close.[2] The striated earthcreeper is found in woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of western Peru.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Geocerthia serrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Chesser, R. T., S. C. Claramunt, E. Derryberry, & R. T. Brumfield (2009). Geocerthia, a new genus of terrestrial ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Zootaxa 2213: 64-68.


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